Predictive Control of Ancillary Services Using Direct Search Methods

The paper is focused on usage of direct search methods of an optimum in the area of predictive control. The aim of the process is to find an optimal coverage of a given predicted course of output variable by means of a set of sources. Proposed approach can be used in multi source tasks where overall output is given as the sum of outputs of individual sources. Each source is described by its characteristic behaviour and its individual set of constraints. The general approach is applied to the problem of predictive control of ancillary services in the European power energy system. Simulation examples are applied to the situation of the transmission system in the Czech Republic.